Naruto's villains, barring the series' final adversary, share one fascinating trait that plays into much of their respective backstories.

Naruto earned its place amongst Shonen Jump’s Big Three more times than we can count. The shonen franchise that gave anime ...

The Pain arc was major for the Naruto series. Kishimoto reveals a huge difficulty he experienced after this arc.

Some sacrifices in Naruto could have been avoided with better planning and alternative solutions. Characters like Rin Nohara, ...

Naruto's Fourth Great Ninja War arc was one of the most challenging for Kishimoto due to the need for Naruto to experience war. After the Pain Arc, Kishimoto found the Chunin Exam ...

Kishimoto’s favoritism toward Sasuke peaked in Naruto, making Naruto’s years training feel wasted and the power scaling feel ...